something else you hear see some other part of it and realize everything you thought you knew. welcome to the big picture. activists have their sentences slashed in bahrain but human rights campaigners is still unhappy as we investigate why the kingdom hasn't been able to stop anti raging protests after almost two years of unrest. plus the syrian government suffers a further setback as another high profile figure the effects this as the regime and rebel trade accusations over the shelling of civilians. and you cable to paris for a recession free here in the northeast of the country the financial dealings taking its toll on people's health and their patients with the government.

welcome you watching r.t. here live from moscow with may. so our top story bahrain has cut prison sentences for dozens of pro-reform demonstrators that took part in mass rallies last year but the move has failed to satisfy human rights groups who are calling on the country to free all jailed activists the gulf states been cracking down on anti regime protesters finish early two years killing dozens and arresting thousands rights organizations demand the nation stop the use of tear gas and torture interrogations but campaigners say bahrain's on a slippery slope to a sunni dictatorship artie's alexy our shared scheme looks at the struggle now between the government and the opposition and who could benefit from it. when it

came to supporting calls for democracy in middle eastern and north african states while denouncing government sponsored violence leaders of the west were vocally critical for margaret i think has lost legitimacy to lead and he must leave one no matter how long it takes that will be a reckoning for this dreadful regime but when scenes of violent clashes between riot police and reform campaign risking from bahrain the definition of democracy shifted and there was a suspiciously move. in the summer of the us state department came up with a statement expressing its concerns over the human rights situation and alleged torture in bahrain this was only several months after washington had restarted weapons sales to this gulf state it is claimed that the weaponry is defensive but hardly anyone in the opposition believes that dissenters in bahrain have been directing anger at their government for months now stop arming the killers is the message there are more often sending out to the west some of the in bahrain blood

is worthless and the libyan blood is more important it's just a book critical a stand so here you see four from travels to europe to direct attention to what he believes to be brutal repression in his country he and others like him have managed to alert human rights and. but that's as far as it goes they go clinton made a statement about bahrain about the human rights situation in bahrain and the same . one protester was killed you know and show you that there is no impact on the ground we are a victim and bahrain because we live in oil country they condemn the violence that committed by the bahraini government against the peaceful protests there and beheading but that is still continuing for decades bahrain has been one of washington's closest allies in the gulf its naval base houses the u.s. fifth fleet and six thousand troops in a seemingly irreversible decision made decades ago despite

a growing anti-american mood among some of bahrain's neighbors anything happens the bush era plan or any of the other planners that there are allegations of a nuclear weapon being built we are very close to all of those sites and we have to make the right decision in preventing any kind of catastrophe coming here we are all are not capable of doing that and that's why we turn to our friends and allies and officials firmly deny that washington plays a decisive role in preventing any revolution happening in bahrain but even the bahraini government's information minister suggests the us main fact be playing a double game. i think the iranian opposition is a key ally of the us leader of the opposition and the terrorist members of the opposition have close ties with foreign embassies in bahrain we can leak some of the old many documents proving that if this is true then washington sitting comfortably it can quickly switch sides if for instance manami refuses to

accommodate the american fleet any further but for now the opposition in bahrain is left to wonder as to why calls to support democracy from some are less worthy of attention than others like see russia ski r.t. reporting from the kingdom of bahrain. the chief of syria's military police says abandon the regime and fled to turkey in the latest high profile defection of the conflict this comes as the syrian government blames terrorists for killing dozens of civilians in the country's north on wednesday the opposition earlier claim the deaths resulted from shelling by assad loyalists artie's paula slayer has more. one of the main groups to come to the fore is a u.k. based activist group known as the syrian observatory for human rights the pictures are currently witnessing operators that they are distributing on you tube they cannot be verified of the point has been made by the russian foreign ministry that this was a group that relies on some two people and so these kind of reports need to be

taken with a pinch of salt and we constantly hear reports coming out of syria with each side accusing the other of perpetrating calamities indeed what we've witnessing happening in syria is a media war is a misinformation more that is increasingly difficult to verify been hearing now for several days the rebel fighters in syria claiming that assad's forces are using chemical weapons on them what they saying is that the injuries that civilians are coming forward with injuries that do point to some kind of exposure to a poisonous gas that they consistent with those kind of injuries the fact is the that they needs to be a lot of question marks around this now we all know that israel is no friend of syria but we are hearing from the israeli vice prime minister who was casting doubt over these claims by the global fight is. on the israeli vice prime minister sort of this is not the first time that there has been such claims made by a group of fighters and he has made the point that the opposition in syria has

a vested interest in making such claims as a way of getting foreign military intervention he also says that there is no proof for any kind of confirmation that indeed assad's forces are using chemical weapons now the russian foreign minister sergei lavrov has also made the point that the chemical weaponry within syria is been contained we have been receiving reports that it has moved to two locations what we witnessing again here is the continuation of this misinformation war the fighting in syria continues to intensify we're likely to continue to fear such kind of reports in the coming days and certainly we will do our best to try and verify the same since. now after stepping on the road to recovery the u.k. is preparing to begin the new year recession for a bit in the northeast one of britain's poorest regions the financial downturn widespread unemployment has had a potentially devastating effect on people's mental health according to

a recent report the region has almost three times the rate of self harm and attempted suicide as london r.t. sara firth expects as shields saying impressing gays it's grim up north it's a perception of life in some of the nation's other major cities recessions hit the u.k. hard it's been in the northeast where it's been felt particularly acutely. recession and that is right down in here i mean you know very lot of people who are living on the poverty line trade union leader about scott's furious with the government's decision to close sunderland's rempel a factory it's a government venture that began back in the nine hundred forty s. to provide employment that people with disabilities two weeks before christmas the government announced that they were going to close the package in factories and leaves a very bleak uncertain future for disabled workers killer stops was laid off from another rempel a factory back in april and accuses the government of forcing people out of paid

jobs and on to a life of welfare we were told in the week before we left the factory. or get jobs. yeah in fact just four people from his old factory found a job it's not the first time the northern workers have felt the firm hand of a conservative government back in the one nine hundred eighty s. and the miners' strike and the margaret thatcher became a symbol of a divided nation this mining village in the living museum in the northeast gives us a snapshot of the past nearly three decades since margaret thatcher and her conservative government crushed the miners' unions the impact that policies had on the north stream and long felt and even today there are many people who still have a deep mistrust of the conservative government the conservatives reputation up here

is one that's hard to shake and it makes it hard for them to get a fair hearing on any plans to regenerate so to find out more we decided it was time to pay a visit to number ten i was shocked at the level of understanding on the conservative benches of hope people who live in. the north east. very often and i think they have a completely different view of how people's lives of the government are accused of not understanding the north but isn't that your job to represent the things to be a fair bit of bickering that goes on among northern and. well i mean having an accent in the house of commons you know i've got quite happy ducks and but that sort of you get sneers when you have an ox and you speak in the commons from the government benches so that in itself is just an example of how the mismatch between

the two sides of the government insists it's treating grace in the area seriously and his earmarks money infrastructure projects targeting the northeast in particular but a legacy of letdowns has left many northerners less than an seized what was showing the. the government this is going to happen this is. it's a complete shambles so you all in it together or a nation divided one thing seems certain that with many predicting an increase in unemployment and a triple dip recession for the the challenges of the year ahead looks set to be testing times for everyone surface r.t. sunderland. now just ahead in the program we continue with and if you review today . at the launch of the exclusive interview. by the world's most wanted.

a song. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life for some traditionally the nets people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their trade . another weekend will be preparing for the winter living around more and more respond to summer depending on the rest is on the day we found this particularly camp they were settled near the coast of the ca to see here for families work together to manage nearly a thousand reindeer herding reindeer is not just a job for the people in fact they say it's a part of their entire culture heritage and way of life and back they say that they can use almost every single part of the reindeer to help them survive. a deer is

a means of transportation. or equipment to deal. with the outside and. the life in the tundra is harsh and so before winter hits many of the children are helicoptered to the center of the district and not even marked for boarding school . in the knesset students learn different languages utilize modern technologies through specialized grant programs and even more arts skills all within a protected environment the school was founded and named for and. a scientist who wanted a better way of life for his people but even with the most progressive ideas in education many that say they don't want to trade the modern life for their beloved tundra. i have returned to the tundra and i actually like it here if you're outside there's fresh air fresh water looks at the site you can see deer it's

a joyful sight. a sentiment that hopefully ensures that russia's northern reindeer will have caretakers for generations to come.

which brightened. a song from plans to. start on t.v. dot com. welcome back the french embassy in the central african republic has been attacked by protesters urging paris to intervene to stop a rebel advance insurgents reportedly control vast parts of the country and are only seventy five kilometers away from the capital the u.n. has ordered its staff out of the country juta the armrest lawrence freeman though of the executive intelligence review magazine believes france will only worsen matters if it intervenes. these developments do not occur overnight this has been

brewing for years the french are playing a very bad role and if they get become militarily involved again in the central african republic that's not going to be healthy for african countries are going to have to move in and saudis from i think the french have a right about tapping their embassy but beyond that if they become otero you involved it's not going to be helpful to the central african republic or any of the neighboring countries of the c.l.r. what's going on there is what's been going on in most of the countries in that region which is that you are very unstable governments these countries have never become sovereign the colonial powers france and to be required to power britain have kept their finger on the resources of these countries and they basically have never allowed these countries to develop for government went and they would develop the country for the people economically. well let's take a quick look at other news making headlines this hour egypt's president has a kind the new constitution as a new dawn for his country in his address to the nation the signing the face of the

charter into law mohamed morsi also claimed it guarantees social freedom and paves the way for democracy critics of the constitution say it imposes elements of surely a law while ignoring the rights of women and minorities islamism backdraft was approved by some sixty three percent of egyptians in a referendum which the opposition claim saw massive fraud. in the sunni iraqis brought the country's main trade route to neighboring syria and jordan on wednesday demonstrators were demanding equal rights accusing the shiite led government of leading the country into sectarian conflict the mass protests erupted last week following the arrests of ten bodyguards of the senior sunni official. and los angeles police claim a gun buyback event in the city sourced sixteen hundred firearms handed in on wednesday as people formed long lines to trade their weapons for free grocery certificates the annual event this year was supported by l.a.'s mare who has echoed

the president calling for a ban on assault weapons america's long running debate on gun control has been reignited by the newtown elementary school massacre that left twenty six people dead earlier this month. the afghan finance ministry says the country has lost more than seventy million dollars in taxes is foreign companies linked to nato are avoiding paying their juice last week president karzai slammed the firms accusing them of widespread corruption in the country but political analyst and former afghan m.p. diode salton zoid says the government is equally to blame. what was going on in two thousand and one two thousand and two when the interim authority came to existence in this country they signed deals exempting some of these companies we were dealing with need to and i sat and then under that umbrella many other companies came and

started. carpetbagging and backpacking in the illegitimate gains and they never paid taxes this is not new and this government will never have peace the guts to collect taxes from those who broke company just an easy tremelo and. there are dozens and dozens of companies who are bringing passengers and cargo to this country and who are bringing other goods and they have never paid any taxes they've never paid even landing fees in some cases they haven't paid for flight fees this is just aviation and you can imagine in other fields of commerce and in and fuel and transportation and logistics and security in other arenas and all the arenas there are hundreds of millions of dollars every year there are scaping and this government also sometimes gives them some reprieve by reducing their taxes and exchange for bribes. there are plenty more stories on our web site right now

including one prestigious doesn't necessarily mean safe for russian family files a two million dollar lawsuit against bentley blaming the luxury car maker for the death of a relative few to a faulty airbag plus washington plans to hold the whip hand over at least asian skies by deploying squadrons of stealth warplanes to the region get all the details at r.t. dot com. with the end of the year approaching we continue to look back at the most significant events of twenty twelve today r.t. recaps the launch of a groundbreaking exclusive show hosted by the world's top whistleblower julian assange the program was recorded while the wiki leaks founder was under house arrest in britain and gave voice to some of the most prominent public figures shunned by the mainstream media.

it was right on the new year's eve when i went to london to see june to discuss the news so. i'm julian assange. editor of where she wakes expose the world secret police documents from the very beginning we can get to know in high profile show state strong with a lot of it as a boxer so we created this web page with big video player and video feeds containing trailers deezer is sneak peeks most shows tend to have a spike and then go down on the both mars it's online and you would hear keeps climbing in and quite a quite a study about it i think it will be viewed in the story so this was quite an important piece or the julian assange show gains over

a one million visits and used online and believe me or am interesting news show it's kind of an achievement but never before that we had anything like that on t.v. when one person sitting on the house the rapture would give voice to quiet quite a few people around the world whose position of the world doesn't fit in the mainstream media picture. coming up after a short break max and stacey expose the dog secrets of the global finance industry .

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please. more news today violence is once again flared up. these are the images the world has been seeing from the streets of canada. operations. please. please. welcome to the kaiser report by max kaiser so you wrote this long introduction for me on the teleprompter is this part of the show. yes i did i'm just checking. ok so according to wikipedia boxing day is traditionally the day following christmas day when servants and tradesmen would

receive gifts from their superiors or employers known as a christmas box this year the elite have given the peasants forty five bed banker apple but not a single rico case in the city's boxing day fraud box but the elite hank paulson hank get a seven hundred billion of the market gets it paulson says boy oh boy wait till you see what he's handing out to the people of chicago this is your exactly max hank paulson you know moved to chicago he's back in chicago and i know it is boxing day the day that traditionally the elites go around the city and give all the minions the peasants you know presents and here i think this could be him woman attacked in chicago by a man with a sock full of human crap the woman who is a twenty year old woman she said he had a sock full of his poop on me it was everywhere on my face my hair my clothes. hank paulson in chicago he's filling in socks which are probably brooks brothers or

armani but his own poop and he's riding the subways battering people with that so he could be the next tony twenty two of it could be paulson twenty thirteen inject some bass salts and go slap people in the face with a sock filled to bad things actually but remember in the testimony before the senate committee about their fraudulent cabos that goldman sachs lloyd blankfein he said that you know they read the e-mails and they had said sacks of it were in the c.d.o. but maybe that was just a typo it was socks. right it lost in translation because you know he was probably snorting cocaine heavily at that day and speaking in tongues and trying to get closer to his god that he says he works for the god of all things corrupt lloyd blankfein diamond so you know last week i did notice that we were handed another gift.